Emmanuel Onwubiko: Mental Health and Drugs: A Nexus
Adamu Bamidele Ikokwu (not real name) is one of the sons of the very senior politician in one of the…
Floods in Nigeria: building dams and planting trees among steps that should be taken to curb the damage
Floods have hit 27 of Nigeria’s 36 states this year. Sodiq Adelakun/AFP via Getty Images Nelson Odume, Rhodes University Nigerians…
If cities don’t want homeless encampments they should help people, not punish them
Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Cities like Vancouver should not clear encampments when…
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Drug overdoses in public bathrooms are common: new tools could prevent harm and improve response
Bathrooms are common settings for overdose but can be made safer. (Envirotec) Trevor Goodyear, University of British Columbia and Marilou…
Rising poverty, inequality, insecurity fueling ‘Japa syndrome’
Four in 10 Nigerians lived below the poverty line — about 80 million people. According to United Nations, poverty entails…
Ukraine war: Putin’s off ramp and why he is unlikely to take it
The world is now witness to a new phase in the Ukraine war. The attack on the Kerch bridge and…
The 5 biggest threats to West Africa’s oceans – and what to do about them
Plastic bottles and other waste are some of the contaminants destroying the oceans. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Aderonke Omolara…
ANALYSIS: Can Peter Obi’s victory in 2023 presidential election end Biafra agitation?
Nnamdi Kanu, Ojukwu, Simon Ekpa and Peter Obi Despite the excitement in the South-east over Peter Obi's presidential bid, support…
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How coastal West Africa can stem the jihadist wave
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Uju Anya and the dangers of deliberate half-education, By ‘Tope Fasua
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There is an urgent need to prevent the lifelong damage caused by adverse childhood experiences
Recent advances in research on human development, and brain science in particular, have revealed that traumatic childhood literally changes the…
ASUU is the problem of education in Nigeria By Prof. Godspower Ekuobase
This piece about academics in Nigeria may offend the arrogance of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) if ASUU…
You don’t have to be a spy to violate the Espionage Act – and other crucial facts about the law Trump may have broken
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